Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Kia K5 has 13 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
13
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
22V760000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Kia Motors, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Sorento and 2021-2023 K5 vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Kia K5. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving approximately... |
| May 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Kia K5. The contact stated while driving approximately 30-40 MPH, while the ... |
| Mar 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | very bad antifreeze smell under hood dealer said normal not healthy to smell that its in all of this... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I recently purchased a Kia k5 2021 gt line awd one month later I noticed there was recall I take to ... |
| Jul 31, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | While driving on my way home from work my , brakes became extremely hard to press down on and then... |
| May 31, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Car will lose power when accelerating and slow down to an almost complete stop in traffic with no pi... |
| Sep 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Loss of power. Check engine light came on |
| Apr 3, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My vehicle has been experiencing shifting delays when accelerating. Often times when I stop accelera... |
| Dec 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Very bad transmission slip during acceleration from stop and at highway speed |
| Sep 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | 1. Car has completely lost power during normal driving. Transmission failure. Loss of Motive power. ... |
| Jun 13, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | This report is being filed as a duplicate to 11488885, as this issue occurred twice. Please see 1148... |
| Jan 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Does not always shift like it is supposed to |
| Dec 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION REQUIRES TOTAL REPLACEMENT WITHIN 5 DAYS OF PURCHASE OF NEW CAR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WH... |